UN Talks on Plastics Fall Short, End With No Global Treaty to Control Waste
Negotiations in South Korea for a global treaty on plastic waste stalemated over limits on plastic production and the elimination of harmful chemicals.
Global Plastics Treaty talks hang in deadlock
Global Plastics Treaty negotiations ended this year without a legal agreement. Sabaa Khan shares what needs to happen next to end plastic pollution.
Global Plastic Treaty Negotiations Finish Without Agreement
The meeting was the last stage in a two-year process, after more than 170 nations in March 2022 backed a historic UN resolution to end plastic pollution.
UN plastics treaty talks end with no deal. What now?
President-elect Donald Trump, who opposed involvement in a global treaty to end plastic pollution, will soon shape U.S. policy positions.
A plastics treaty is urgently needed, but getting it right will take time
Although the latest talks have ended without a final agreement, countries have pledged to continue talking — and that is no small achievement.
Global Plastics Treaty must be shored up against oil and gas ambitions
Fossil fuels have kicked the Global Plastics Treaty down the road. The next session must drown out their schemes by heeding activist and Indigenous voices
PepsiCo: The world needs a global plastics treaty
As a member of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastic Treaty, PepsiCo is advocating for an ambitious and effective treaty.
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled – but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on these three things
During the late-night meeting, countries supportive of legal obligations to cut plastic pollution refused to accept a treaty limited to voluntary measures. The treaty must take action at each stage of a plastic item’s life cycle, they asserted. That includes reducing how much plastic is made.
Plastic pollution treaty talks in South Korea conclude; local delegates return home
Two Center for Coalfield Justice staff members have returned from Busan, South Korea, where world leaders and organizations gathered last week to hammer out details on a treaty to address the global crisis of plastic pollution.
The failed Busan negotiations show good science and flexibility are needed to secure a plastics treaty
Plastics producers at the INC-5 talks resisted curbs on production that others insist are essential. But negotiators have another chance early next year.
Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Talks Fail
A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after oil- and gas-producing countries pushed back on limiting production
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